Sometimes called Lu-tsu’s Method for Strengthening the Semen: to cure spermatorrhea from dreams.
Sit upright; raise up both feet and rub the soles until warm; move the air right and left each in 30 mouthfuls; and so the semen will not flow away. [The Chinese believe that the ching is secreted in the kidneys and can […]

Found this classic at the thrift store for a dollar. Published in 1948, it contains a surprising amount of useful information and advice with regard to surviving the great outdoors. But there’s also a lot of stuff that seems horribly outdated. A few minutes of thumbing through its pages yielded a few gems: